NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY A FRENCH VALENTINE CORETTA WILLIAMSON FEBRUARY 18, 2012 HUMANITIES 210-90 Mr. Frank T. Elliott, Instructor A French Valentine On Monday, February 13, 2012, I attended a concert presented by the Norfolk Chamber Consort titled A French Valentine. Chamber music is music for a group of no more than eight players, with one instrument to a part, and no conductor. A chamber orchestra is larger than a chamber group but smaller than a symphony orchestra. It was held at Old Dominion University’s Chandler Recital Hall. This performance consisted of four acts.
Emmaneul Mensah Caitlin O’Neil Music 150 3 – 31 – 2010 Midsemester Paper The performance by Lowell Lieberman Concerto for Clarinet, orchestra, and the Beethoven Emperor Concerto by Jon Nakamatsu, piano soloist was quite a spectacular performance. Both performances were very entertaining and professional as well. In the commencement of the show, I was anticipating seeing some kind of unexciting show, but as the show progressed, I found it to be very interesting through their interaction with the audience. I became very attentive to each performance they displaced and often found myself drawn in by their performance. Both musical performers incorporated unique musical elements such as melody, harmony rhythm to mention a few.
In the bridge, high bowed strings, sometimes using harmonics and tremolo, add a countermelody. Orchestration There are five woodwind players who double up: Clarinet and saxophone Two horns Three trumpets Two trombones Seven violins Four cellos Two double basses Drum kit Percussionists Piano Electric and accoustic guitar Structure The song does not follow a conventional verse-chorus structure, but has several musical ideas and sections that recur. The structure is: Introduction Section A Section B Section B1 Section A 1 Outro [fades
On the repeat, the soloist joins the orchestra.) VOCAL MUSIC OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD OPERA 1) 2) 3) 4) DRAMA THAT IS SUNG IT COMBINES VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC WITH PEOTRY AND DRAMA, ACTING AND PANTOMIME, SCENERY AND COSTUMES IT USES A) SOLOISTS B) ENSEMBLES C) CHORUS D) ORCHESTRA E) SOMETIMES DANCING ELEMENTS OF OPERA A) RECITATIVE (EXPLANATIONS NECESSARY TO THE PLOT) B) ARIA (RELEASES THE EMOTIONAL TENSION. THIS IS WHERE THE SINGER SHOWS OFF THEIR VIRTUOSITY C) OVERTURE (USUALLY BEGINS OPERA AND NEW ACTS D) INTERLUDES (KNOWN AS SINFONIAS DURING PERIODBOCCUR BETWEEN SCENES) E) LIBRETTOBTHE WORDS SUNG DURING THE OPERA WERE WRITTEN BY ANOTHER PERSON CALLED A LIBRETTIST) ORATORIO 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) DESCENDED FROM THE RELIGIOUS PLAY-WITH-MUSIC FIRST ONES WERE SACRED OPERAS LATER ONES LEFT THE STAGE LARGE SCALE MUSICAL WORKS (GENERALLY BASED ON A BIBLICAL STORY) PERFORMED IN A CHURCH OR HALL WITHOUT SCENERY, ACTING, OR COSTUMES
While each group showed differences in musical style, they all displayed great skill and magnificence in their compositions. My favorite piece in the concert was “God Bless the Child” by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr. This piece was performed by the Strickland Quintet and consisted of a tenor saxophone, piano, guitar, drums, and bass. Unlike the previous fast paced pieces performed by this quintet, this piece started off with a slow, adagio, tempo. From the beginning, the performance caught the listener’s ear, as the saxophone played lead, followed by a soft hormonal background from the other instruments.
As a requirement for this course, I was given the responsibility to attend a concert during the semester that was relevant to all other coursework learned. I logged on to the Cleveland Classical website and found a performance that would be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cirigliano Studio Theatre at Lorain County Community College. The Eva Hornyak Memorial Concert, entitled duo parnas, consisted of the collaboration of the musical sisters, violinist Madalyn Parnas and cellist Cicely Parnas. Throughout their musical career the sisters have “toured as guest soloists with the French Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire,…performed numerous times as artists-in-residence at the 2013 El Paso Pro-Musical Festival…[and
After intermission, the students from the Magnet School played eleven short songs under the direction of their instructors Rebecca Markowski and Jennifer Hutchison, along with the accompaniment of the Delta Orchestra musicians. The performances were very enjoyable to me. The Delta Symphony opened with “Olympic Fanfare and Theme” by John Williams. I enjoyed this song because it was recognizable to me and I was surprised by this because I had not thought that I would recognize any songs at this concert. This song was very loud and powerful.
The instruments include one piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four French horns, two trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, bass drum, triangle, cymbals, harp, first violins, second violins, violas, cellos, doubles basses. I will address the instrumentation, texture, and a visual painting of the piece. This piece consists of a wide variety of instruments the flutes and harp start the piece off. The flutes give the piece an allegro commodo non agitato feel. Mainly because they have a very gentle tone that gives the intro to the piece a less agitated sound.
Mark Ranno December 1, 2009 Dr. Aaron I. Hilbun MUL 2110 Concert Report On Thursday, November 19th, 2009, I attended a concert in the FGCU Student Union Ballroom. I watched String Orchestra and Symphonic Band in concert. The conductors were Rod Chesnutt and Troy Jones. Nine pieces were played. Out of that nine, “Forever Holding Close the Memories”, by Richard L. Saucedo was my favorite.
You can find books with German Christmas Carols, Swedish Christmas Carols, and Russian Christmas Carols. In the United States, both religious and non-religious music books are available. You can sing about Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph,